Residents of Vile Parle seem to be leading by example. After stories of a group of school children volunteering to discipline traffic offenders near Parle Tilak School, another group of locals — this time young adults — has been voluntarily helping Mumbai police conduct nakabandis and late night patrolling.

Mostly corporate employees, these youngsters join the police team after their office hours to assist them in nabbing anti-social elements and traffic offenders. The group of 40 people, known as 'Parlekar Police Mitra', comprises doctors, lawyers, social activists, businessmen, auto-rickshaw drivers, hawkers who work as the eyes and ears of Vile Parle police. The group has been given a dress code — blue T-shirt and black jeans and coordination happens over a Whatsapp group.